"The highest value of Buddhist practice is to shine the light of awareness on habits of mind that perpetuate prejudice and discrimination so all may wake up together. This includes learning how we are conditioned to separate ourselves by race, gender, age, ability, sexual orientation and other forms of cultural identity." (VSZ Diversity Statement) This […]
Canceled due to installation of our new furnace. We'll be sitting NEXT THURSDAY, January 12th!
This is our first one-day sitting of the new year. This gentle one-day sitting will include a work period and formal tea in the afternoon if enough people attend. The day will include a Dharma talk by Practice Leader Jim Hare. Everyone is welcome. Register for the sitting. *Please note our one-day sittings are now held […]
For those who are new to Zen meditation, we offer this 40-minute introduction on the second Monday every month.
This ceremony is an affirmation of the vow to live for the benefit of all beings. In the Zen tradition we associate the full moon with the ideal of awakening. All are welcome.
Everyone is welcome to join us at 6:00 or 6:40 for morning meditation and stay for tea: 6:00 Zazen6:30 Kinin (walking meditation)6:40 Zazen7:10 Service7:20 Informal Tea
Walk with us! Sacramento Dharma Center will walk as a group in the annual March for the Dream. 9a.m. – 9:30a.m. The march begins at Sacramento City College (3835 Freeport Blvd.) 11:15a.m. – 11:45a.m. The march arrives at Sacramento Convention Center (1400 J Street) 12:00 – 2p.m. The main stage program and opening ceremonies will start at noon. Map […]
To observe the birthdays of Rev. Martin Luther King and Eihei Dogen, we will have a presentation by Miriam Davis on the bodhisattva of compassion, Kuan Yin, "The One Who Hears the Cries of the World".
Everyone is welcome to come at 6:00 or 6:40 for morning meditation. 6:00 Zazen6:30 Kinin (walking meditation)6:40 Zazen7:10 Service7:20 Informal Tea
• Join us for a non-partisan, Buddhist-inspired meditation and prayer gathering to encourage wisdom, compassion, and loving kindness for ourselves, our neighbors, our government leaders and the world. • During the inauguration we will sit to support community, to support those outside community, to be in touch with the here and now and to water the seeds of interconnection. • Sit […]
Everyone is welcome to come at 6:00 or 6:40 for morning meditation. 6:00 Zazen6:30 Kinin (walking meditation)6:40 Zazen7:10 Service7:20 Informal Tea